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Former men’s basketball player Joel Cornette dies at 35

MARISA MILLER | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | mnmille1@butler.edu Former Butler men’s basketball standout Joel Cornette died early Tuesday morning in his Chicago apartment. He was a member of the basketball program from 1999-2003 and made three NCAA tournament appearances. He was 35. “This morning, we spoke with the Cornette Family, who has confirmed that their beloved…
College of Business renamed in honor of $25 million donation

Katie Goodrich | Editor in Chief | kmgoodri@butler.edu Butler University received the largest individual gift in the university’s history. Andre Lacy and his wife Julia gave a $25 million donation. In honor of the gift, Butler renamed the College of Business the Andre B. Lacy School of Business. Lacy, chairman of Lacy Diversified Industries, will…
Butler battles $10 million deficit

KATIE GOODRICH | EDITOR IN CHIEF Butler University’s budget is in the red. $10 million in the red. Next year, the university will take another “strategic loss” of $2-3 million, according to an April 4 email from Bruce Arick, vice president for finance and administration. The largest class in Butler’s history is graduating, and they…
Can you really graduate “Doubt Free?”

VANESSA STAUBLIN | CONTRIBUTING WRITER Each year students across the nation submit their application for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Federal Student Aid, an office within the U.S. Department of Education, receives applications from students who are entering college all the way to graduate students. This year students who were interested in receiving…
Senior Carah Austin presents a passion for penguins

BLAKELY HEATON & KRISTIN CAMILIERE | STAFF REPORTERS Butler senior Carah Austin loved penguins since she was a little girl, all thanks to a life-sized emperor penguin stuffed animal her dad bought her. This summer, she went to Mystic, Connecticut, to research African penguins at Mystic Aquarium. She discovered her research…
Diversity

MATT DEL BUSTO & JOZ CABRERA | STAFF REPORTERS Diversity is a continuously evolving word. Whether it is used in regards to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, socioeconomic status, ability or any other myriad of categories, diversity is a hot topic on college campuses across the nation. Butler is no different. …
Farewell to Schwitzer Hall: End of an era

ANNIE WEBER | NEWS EDITOR Current Schwitzer residents will be the last to live in the residence hall, as it will close and be demolished after this semester ends. Rich Michal, executive director of facilities for Butler, said it makes more sense financially to tear Schwitzer completely down. It would have…
Malone out as Butler women’s assistant coach

Former assisted coach FahKara Malone (far right) cheers on the Butler women’s team during a game this season. Photo by Amy Street. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu Butler University women’s basketball assistant coach FahKara Malone has left the university effective immediately. Malone’s information has been taken off of butlersports.com, and she is no…
Deficit does not make an impact on athletics

Sophie Robertson | Contributing Reporter | ssrobert@butler.edu Police guide traffic through the streets as students abandon their studies. Blue and white speckles the stadium as videographers stream the fans’ reactions. Trip pants on the sidelines as Dawg Pound grunts behind the baskets. Coaches furrow their brows as basketballs hurl across the floor. There’s no place…